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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has reintroduced legislation—the Made in America Shipbuilding Act (S. 4687)—that seeks to strengthen Buy American requirements for the federal government’s purchase of ships by expanding current law to cover all federal agencies, all classes of ships and substantially more shipboard components, including items made in Wisconsin. “For decades in Wisconsin,… Read More
HARLINGEN — A long-awaited proposal to improve the Arroyo Colorado to lessen flooding in the city is moving forward with the most aggressive option. The International Boundary and Water Commission, which is responsible for flows in the 89-mile arroyo, has selected the fourth option among those available which will mean dredging the arroyo and severely… Read More
PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announces its intent to return East Branch Dam, located in Wilcox, Pennsylvania, to pre-2008 normal operations. The Pittsburgh District has completed dam safety mitigation efforts at East Branch. The mitigation included the construction and assessment of a full-length, full-depth concrete cutoff wall. During the mitigation… Read More
Lake water level lowered by 3-4 feet Work has begun on the Lakemont dredging project. County employees this week opened the gates of the dam there, lowering the water level by 3 or 4 feet, according to officials at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee on Thursday. The committee is working to fulfill a… Read More
New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has awarded more than $2.1 million to support six coastal science research projects —three of which are being led by Stony Brook University faculty — that explore topics relating to and benefiting New York’s coastal environment, communities and economies. The projects are sponsored by NYSG and funded through the National… Read More
A previous report said huge pumps at the confluence of the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers would hurt wetlands. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday published a draft of a new environmental impact statement that supports a proposal for massive pumps to drain floodwaters from parts of the rural Mississippi… Read More
Derecktor Shipyards reports that it is moving ahead at full speed on its plans to convert the nearly 100-year-old Port of Fort Pierce, Fla., into a full-service repair and refit facility for the global fleet of megayachts. After 11 months of review, the engineering and plans for Derecktor Ft. Pierce’s new haul-out basin have been… Read More
The mouth of Cow Creek is so backed up with sand and silt it’s a hazard to boaters and upstream landowners alike, Bright’s Grove residents say. One of them, Mark Moran, is asking Sarnia to dredge the outlet, and city council is expected to consider the issue on Oct. 26. Cow Creek winds through Bright’s… Read More
U.S. Fourth District Congressman John Rutherford visited the Port of Fernandina last Thursday to observe and discuss long-awaited federally funded dredging work being done to deepen the turning area at the port with Worldwide Terminals Fernandina CEO Christopher Ragucci and members of the Ocean Highway and Port Authority board. Worldwide is the port operator and… Read More
China’s offshore wind sector, like solar and onshore wind before it, is soaring, boosted by policy support and improved technology. In the past two years, China’s offshore wind power has increased more than any other nation. A Global Wind Energy Council report on offshore wind in 2019 described the year as the best yet for… Read More
Work on a Yakima dam removal project that aims to improve fish passage and water reliability is slated to start next year. Nelson Dam, on the Naches tributary of the Yakima River, was built in the 1920s to divert irrigation water for Yakima and the Naches-Cowiche Irrigation Co. The original design did not allow any… Read More
Dominion Energy said Wednesday that a wind energy pilot project off the Virginia coast is ready for commercial service. The utility wants to make the port of Hampton Roads the hub for building future offshore wind projects along the East Coast. But North Carolina also has its eye on that business. Dominion’s $300 million project… Read More
The study is a blueprint for capitalizing on this habitat’s capacity to store carbon In the world’s largest seagrass restoration project, scientists have observed an ecosystem from birth to full flowering. As part of a 20-plus-years project, researchers and volunteers spread more than 70 million eelgrass seeds over plots covering more than 200 hectares, just… Read More
12MW project is now ready for commercial operations to deliver power to Virginia customers Dominion Energy has announced today that the 12MW Coastal Virginia offshore wind farm off the US east coast has completed reliability testing and is ready to enter full commercial operations to deliver electricity to Virginia customers. The company said that the… Read More
“We’ve had a lot of complaints,” said Jim Tobin, chairman of the Oregon Inlet Task Force. Shoaling at the Oregon Inlet ocean bar has reduced depth to five to seven feet according to the most recent survey conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Oregon Inlet Task Force, at its regular monthly meeting… Read More